England WEAll Hub?

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After the WEAll Hubs Guide Launch event, a few of us connected around the idea of starting an England hub. It quickly became apparent that lots of people are enthusiastic and we have had much productive communication. Our numbers have grown and (with the WEAll Global team’s help) we have gained quite a bit of momentum. Soon we will be announcing a date for an online gathering at which interested individuals and organisations are invited to join us in sharing and discussing our ideas about how to get the England WEAll hub off to a flying start.
We would love to start a conversation here about the sorts of things people would like to use the hub for, and your hopes about what it may be able to achieve in the long-term.
All comments, expressions of interest, and words of wisdom or general support welcomed! :slight_smile:

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Good start Oliver. I’m sure others will join soon

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Thank you for kicking off this discussion Oliver. I am also interested in hearing what peoples’ visions are for the hub.

Broadly, I would very much like to see the hub facilitate opportunities for connection and collaboration between those who put human and environmental needs first. A hub that promotes the great work that already exists in England and, hopefully, a hub from which new ideas and action can grow.

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Thanks @Conor , yes, primarily connection and collaboration for sure. I’m also hoping a unifying message will emerge that can be presented to the public and decision makers. There are so many potential members in England, that’s a lot of voices to be shouting the same thing!

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Thanks @DavidSomekh , it’s good to have you on the team!

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Hi Oliver, thanks so much for kicking off this thread! Looking forward to working together :slight_smile:

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Hi Everyone, don’t forget we’re meeting with WEAll Global at 12 tomorrow to take this further. Let me know if you need the meeting link.

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Hi All
what’s a hub in this context? I’m still getting used to Discourse.

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@ahardy42 the plan is to set up a WEAll hub for England, there are ‘hubs’ for many countries, described here Local Hubs : Wellbeing Economy Alliance as ‘self-organising, place-based groups that facilitate collaboration and activity towards building a Wellbeing Economy in different territories’.

Essentially, a country specific network for the global movement. If you’d like to be involved, stay tuned for imminent meeting dates!

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It’s official - the first general-invite meeting to talk about an England hub is on the 13th of November at 1300 GMT! Hope to see you all there :slight_smile:

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For anyone that hasn’t seen the email invite regarding setting up an England Hub, here is the link to sign up!

Please SAVE THE DATE for Wednesday, November 13th, 1pm GMT and REGISTER using this form.

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I’ll be there! We promoted our upcoming meeting at the WEAll hubs gathering on Wednesday this week and there’s as note in the minutes Ana published subsequently.

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I’ll be there too, looking forward to it!

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Initial call to discuss England Hub is THIS WEEK, Wednesday, November 13th, 1pm GMT, please REGISTER using this form .

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Looking forward to the meeting today!

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Hey everyone, just wanted thanks to all who could make it yesterday! It was great to listen to so many ideas and perspectives.

And for those who couldn’t make it but are still keen to either get involved or stay updated with the forming of an England hub, please fill in the form below and we’ll get in touch :grinning:.

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